GENOA: General tourism information, tinyurl.com/22uxkg or 011-39-010-316179. Note that many online resources use the Italian spelling of the city, Genova. Attractions include the waterfront, the Medieval center, the Galata Museo del Mare (Sea Museum) — www.galatamuseodelmare.it/home.htm — at Calata De Mari, 1, and the aquarium, Acquario di Genova, www.acquario.ge.it. Dine at Le Maschere at 2/4r Via Ponte Calvi.
COLUMBUS HOUSE: Located in downtown Genoa, Vico Dritto di Ponticello, just off the Porta Soprana Medieval Gates. Open Saturdays and Sundays, 9 a.m.-noon, 2 p.m.-6 p.m., on Columbus Day, or by appointment by calling the Associazione Culturale Genovese Porta Soprana, 011-39-010-2465346.
NEARBY ATTRACTIONS: The town of Nervi, 10 miles from Genoa and reachable by train, is home to Passeggiata Anita Garibaldi, a seaside promenade, and the Villa Grimaldi park. The restaurant il melograno is in the town of Bogliasco, Via G. Mazzini 96, 011-39-010-3474226.